ALUMNI CONNECTION Learning from the Pros Three alumni executives offer advice to College of Business students.
Mark Bietz ’07
Lisa Hyland ’88
Jeff Meyerhofer ’98
Chief Marketing Officer at Fun.com
Sr. Vice President and Director of
Chief Operating Officer and GM
human resources at Federated
of payments for Optum Financial
Insurance
Services at UnitedHealth Group.
Dean of the College of Business, Dr. Brenda Flannery opened an online session featuring three successful alumni last summer by remarking on how the pandemic, with its many challenges, has opened some doors for students as well. “I think in the past, we wouldn’t have even thought about using a virtual format in which to bring [together] three great alumni, but here we are,” she said. “Sometimes difficult things… bring us new opportunities.” One such opportunity was an online panel featuring three alumni executives: Lisa Hyland ’88, director of human resources at Federated Insurance; Mark Bietz ’07, chief marketing officer at Fun.com; and Jeff Meyerhofer ’98, chief operating officer & GM of payments for Optum Financial Services at UnitedHealth Group. The alumni executive panel was organized by talent programs specialist Samantha Campa and featured a Q&A format that allowed each panelist to offer advice, encouragement and lessons they’ve learned throughout their careers. We’ve compiled a few highlights from the hour-long session:
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